Georgia, 1999

Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 4, 1999

June 4, 1999 · NWS FFC · 52 events in 27 counties and zones

On the morning of June 4th. a moist and unstable airmass was in place across the Southeast states, including Georgia.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$94,000
Crop damage
$270,000
Events
52

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.

On the morning of June 4th. a moist and unstable airmass was in place across the Southeast states, including Georgia. As a frontal system moved slowly south from Tennessee into north Georgia, a severe thunderstorm outbreak affected most of north and central Georgia. Large hail was the primary threat, with the wet bulb zero around 10,000 feet. The storms began to form in northwest Georgia around 1 pm local time, and spread south and east throughout the afternoon and into the late evening. The worst damage was reported across the extreme southern part of the Peachtree City warning area. Pulaski County, in south central Georgia, sustained over $300,000 worth of wind and hail damage, mostly to crops. There were other scattered reports of wind damage from this event, but large hail was the primary severe weather occurrence. Reports from the public and 911 centers indicated over 100 reports of 3/4 of an inch or larger hail, including over five dozen reports of 1 inch size or larger, There were even two reports of hail as large as a baseball and softball in northeast Georgia.

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:02 UTC.

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Event by event

44 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Floyd

When
June 4, 12:04 PM EST to 12:24 PM EST
Where
Floyd County, Armuchee to Rome
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
34.370, -85.170

Hail, Floyd

When
June 4, 12:24 PM EST to 12:49 PM EST
Where
Floyd County, Rome
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.250, -85.180

Hail, Floyd

When
June 4, 12:49 PM EST to 1:10 PM EST
Where
Floyd County, Rome to 3 mi E of Rome
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.250, -85.230

Hail, Walker

When
June 4, 12:55 PM EST to 1:28 PM EST
Where
Walker County, Rossville to Rock Spg
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.970, -85.280

Hail, Polk

When
June 4, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Polk County, Cedartown to 5 mi N of Cedartown
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.080, -85.250

Hail damaged a car.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
June 4, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Polk County, 5 mi N of Cedartown
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.080, -85.250

The public reported trees were snapped by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Floyd

When
June 4, 1:26 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Floyd County, Coosa to 2 mi of Cave Spg
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.250, -85.380

Hail, Polk

When
June 4, 1:45 PM EST
Where
Polk County, Cedartown
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.020, -85.250

Hail, Floyd

When
June 4, 2:10 PM EST
Where
Floyd County, 3 mi W of Lindale
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.180, -85.230

Hail, Haralson

When
June 4, 2:19 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
Where
Haralson County, Tallapoosa
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.750, -85.280

Hail, Haralson

When
June 4, 2:25 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
Where
Haralson County, Tallapoosa
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.750, -85.280

Hail, Chattooga

When
June 4, 2:33 PM EST
Where
Chattooga County, Menlo
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.480, -85.470

Hail, Fayette

When
June 4, 3:00 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Fayetteville to 2 mi E of Fayetteville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.450, -84.420

Hail, Clayton

When
June 4, 3:00 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
Where
Clayton County, Jonesboro to Lovejoy
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.520, -84.350

Hail, Floyd

When
June 4, 3:01 PM EST
Where
Floyd County, Coosa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.250, -85.350

Hail, Dade

When
June 4, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Dade County, 1 mi E of Wildwood
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.970, -85.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 4, 3:25 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
Where
Madison County, Danielsville
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.120, -83.220

Reports from the sheriff, the public, and a spotter indicated thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.

Hail, Madison

When
June 4, 3:37 PM EST
Where
Madison County, Danielsville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.120, -83.220

Hail, Walker

When
June 4, 3:40 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
Where
Walker County, Rossville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.970, -85.280

Hail, Walker

When
June 4, 3:57 PM EST to 4:26 PM EST
Where
Walker County, Chickamauga to 2 mi NW of Flintstone
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
34.870, -85.270

Hail, Oglethorpe

When
June 4, 4:00 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
Where
Oglethorpe County, Smithonia to Crawford
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.000, -83.180

Hail, Catoosa

When
June 4, 4:10 PM EST
Where
Catoosa County, Beaumont
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.830, -85.180

Hail, Dade

When
June 4, 4:10 PM EST to 4:22 PM EST
Where
Dade County, Wildwood
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.970, -85.400

Hail, Clarke

When
June 4, 4:22 PM EST to 4:39 PM EST
Where
Clarke County, Athens
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.950, -83.380

Hail, Oglethorpe

When
June 4, 4:30 PM EST to 4:33 PM EST
Where
Oglethorpe County, Crawford
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.880, -83.150

Hail, Walker

When
June 4, 4:33 PM EST to 4:34 PM EST
Where
Walker County, Chickamauga to Rossville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
34.870, -85.300

Hail, Jackson

When
June 4, 4:40 PM EST
Where
Jackson County, 2 mi S of Attica
Measured
3 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.980, -83.480

Hail, Clarke

When
June 4, 4:40 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Clarke County, Athens
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.950, -83.380

The public reported damage to cars and windshields.

Hail, Greene

When
June 4, 4:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Greensboro to 8 mi of Greensboro
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.680, -83.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
June 4, 4:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Greene County, 12 mi S of Greensboro
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.400, -83.180

The public reported some trees were down and others bent.

Hail, Dade

When
June 4, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Dade County, 3 mi N of Trenton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.920, -85.500

Hail, Oconee

When
June 4, 4:54 PM EST to 5:05 PM EST
Where
Oconee County, Watkinsville to 5 mi of Watkinsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.920, -83.470

Hail, Greene

When
June 4, 5:00 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Greensboro
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.570, -83.180

Hail, Meriwether

When
June 4, 5:10 PM EST
Where
Meriwether County, 4 mi E of Manchester
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.850, -84.550

Hail, Greene

When
June 4, 5:15 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Greensboro to 10 mi S of Greensboro
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.420, -83.180

Hail, Oconee

When
June 4, 5:25 PM EST
Where
Oconee County, Farmington
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.780, -83.420

Hail, Putnam

When
June 4, 5:38 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
Where
Putnam County, Eatonton to 10 mi E of Eatonton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.420, -83.270

Hail, Marion

When
June 4, 5:40 PM EST
Where
Marion County, 7 mi N of Five Pts
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
32.550, -84.450

Hail, Jasper

When
June 4, 5:42 PM EST
Where
Jasper County, 2 mi W of Broughton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.500, -83.700

Hail, Hancock

When
June 4, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Hancock County, 8 mi W of Devereux
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.220, -83.220

Hail, Baldwin

When
June 4, 6:05 PM EST to 6:25 PM EST
Where
Baldwin County, Milledgeville to Hardwick
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.080, -83.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
June 4, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Putnam County, Central Portion
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.320, -83.370

The sheriff reported trees were downed in rural areas of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When
June 4, 6:30 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Wilkinson County, Countywide
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.820, -83.170

The Wilkinson county emergency manager reported trees and powerlines down throughout the county. A newspaper account said the wind damaged the back porch of a home in McIntyre and lifted the roof from a pole barn. The homeowner's car was also damaged by hail.

Hail, Baldwin

When
June 4, 6:30 PM EST to 6:36 PM EST
Where
Baldwin County, Milledgeville to Stevens Pottery
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.080, -83.230

Hail, Wilkinson

When
June 4, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Wilkinson County, Mc Intyre
Measured
1.25 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.850, -83.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Talbot

When
June 4, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Talbot County, Talbotton
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.680, -84.530

The Talbot county 911 center reported fallen trees.

Hail, Pulaski

When
June 4, 7:22 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Pulaski County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$250,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.220, -83.500

A newspaper article reported hail and winds did over 300 thousand dollars worth of damage, mostly to crops in Pulaski county. Cotton, watermelon and cantaloupe were the most affected crops. About 50 acres of crops were lost at one farm. The hardest hit was Hardy Farms, which lost 545 acres of cotton. Another farm also suffered extensive cotton losses, where 1200 acres were destroyed by hail. The exact hail size was unknown, but with the amount of damage reported, it had to be at least 3/4 inch hail or larger. The preliminary figure for crop loss alone was 250 thousand dollars countywide.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
June 4, 7:22 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Pulaski County, Countywide
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.220, -83.500

The newspaper article said that thunderstorm winds did extensive damage to four center-pivot irrigation systems and a number of farm buildings. Two barns were totally destroyed, and at least 6 homes were damaged.

Hail, Wilcox

When
June 4, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Wilcox County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
31.980, -83.480

The newspaper article reported crop damage from hail in Wilcox county.

Hail, Bleckley

When
June 4, 7:43 PM EST to 7:52 PM EST
Where
Bleckley County, 5 mi S of Cochran
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.320, -83.350

Hail, Dodge

When
June 4, 7:49 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Dodge County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.180, -83.180

The newspaper article also reported crop damage in Dodge county due to hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox

When
June 4, 8:15 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where
Wilcox County, Abbeville to 6 mi N of Abbeville
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.070, -83.300

Wilcox county 911 center and a co-op observer reported several large oak trees were uprooted. There also was an unofficial report of a tornado.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5703020, 5703021, 5703025, 5703022, 5703023, 5703024, 5703026, 5703027, 5703029, 5703030, 5703293, 5703028, 5703032, 5703033, 5703031, 5703036, 5703035, 5703034, 5703039, 5703038, 5703037, 5703153, 5703154, 5703155, 5703157, 5703158, 5703156, 5703162, 5703160, 5703161, 5703159, 5703163, 5703294, 5703164, 5703295, 5703165, 5703167, 5703170, 5703169, 5703166, and more.